B-class Melbourne tram (1917) explained

B-class
Manufacturer:James Moore & Sons
Assembly:South Melbourne
Constructed:1917/18
Numberbuilt:12
Fleetnumbers:21-24, 84-91
Carlength:9.43metres
Height:3.25metres
Wheeldiameter:838mm
Wheelbase:1.98metres
Capacity:36
Collectionmethod:Trolley pole
Bogies:JG Brill Company 21E

The B-class was a class of 12 trams built by James & Moore & Sons for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT). Numbered 21-24 and 84–91, the former four taking numbers vacated when O class trams were sold to the Hawthorn Tramways Trust in 1916.[1] [2]

All passed to the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 2 February 1920 when it took over the PMTT, becoming the B-class and retaining their running numbers. Four were sold for further use in 1931 on the Bendigo network.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cross. Norman. Budd. Dale. Wilson. Randall. Destination City Melbourne's Electric Trams. 1993. Transit Publishing Australia. Sydney. 0 909459 18 5. 50. 5.
  2. http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/pmtt-01.htm PMTT tramcar fleet
  3. https://vicsig.net/trams/class/B B Class